A four week Artist Residency at the atelier of Wolfgang Simon in Almería, Spain.

In Almería the roads are dyed pink and purple with natural clay. Sunlight cuts light and dark through the caves and hollows which sit along the spines of half-mountains. The landscape is halved by light, yellow and black, orange and blue – torn by the sharp length of evening. An ochre dust settles over all objects living and still in the dryness of this desert region. 

The monotypes and drawings Georgia generated during her time in Almería are a response to this uniquely pigmented part of Southern Spain. Dust is rolled into the very fabric of each print, pricking the surface of the paper with points of light where the ink cannot reach. The pigment absorbs instead into the soft ridges of torn paper, building glossy lines which traverse each page. 

The ink and paper Georgia chose to use is aged and softened, collected from the reservoir of a deceased artist. Each image is generated from the carefully preserved materials left in the Montemero studio since the death of the resident artist Wolfgang Simon in 2017. As she works within the sanctuary of his studio Georgia’s hands uncover and repurpose multitudes of inks, papers, chalks and pencils renewed from stasis. Her choice of colour and materials is guided generously by the presence of Simon’s creative warmth, and the wealth of his ability and vision leaves her work richer and bolder than it would have been had she not been guided by his palette.

During her stay Georgia’s prints and drawings have been a retreat back into direct mark-making. Each print is pressed by hand, and details fall into shadow as they are translated from glass to paper. Figures trace mountain landscapes, stray dogs walk under blankets of stars and the slowness of a place is drawn out onto a page.